Hi Everyone, SO excited to dive in!!!!!!!!!
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Welcome to R2R! As a good starting point, go to BRS.com. they have great videos in their "5 minute guide to setting up a reef tank" that explains the process very well and is sometimes easier to familiarize yourself thank reading forums! At least to start 
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good morning imo none try to buy from fellow reefers, keepers,you will see stuff working,healthy live stock
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This! Some places will try to sell you anything just to get a sale and they sometimes don't have a clue what they are talking about and give bad info. Not all places, but some. If you find something you like don't buy it unless it's something you were looking for. Go home and think about it. Also, posting here what you found others might be able to answer your questions that you didn't think about. So many things to consider.
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Hey welcome to the family
Welcome to R2R! Lots of great reefers here in the Bay Area. Like others have mentioned, take it slow and keep it simple. Watch BRS videos and read as much as you can on the site before you start buying equipment. Look on Craigslist too. Lots of good deals on used equipment. It took me almost a year before I had water in my current tank. Reef tanks are a marathon, not a sprint!
We have some good LFS in the Bay Area. Personally I buy my corals online or through a couple trusted local reefers. For fish, I only buy from Aquatic Collection. Great selection, prices and healthy fish. They also have a large selection of corals and they’re probably the closest to SF.
If you don’t have a tank yet, swing by Neptune’s in San Jose. They have a huge selection of awesome tanks to either buy or just get ideas. They also have some great display tanks set up and a huge selection of fish and corals.
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Oh sorry I missed these posts, no not yet.
Doing freshwater for a while now and my Father did as well growing up.
So much more forgiving in fresh than reef so I'm pretty cautious going in.
Being doing own research for a little while and pretending to know much more about chemistry than I actually do.
This is a great way to just confirm or realign my thoughts.
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yeah you got hammered with messages it was a slow night ,you woke the world lol
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Hey @LisaAhmad welcome to R2R!!!!
Plenty of great advise has been given. Now kick off your fins and stay a while.
Plenty of great advise has been given. Now kick off your fins and stay a while.
welcome!
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most importantly have fun.
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Buy someone else’s of local Craigslist, OfferUp etc.
Or something like this link
most importantly have fun.
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